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Page 123
... feet And newspapers from vacant lots ; The showers beat On broken blinds and chimney pots , And at the corner of the street A lonely cab - horse steams and stamps . And then the lighting of the lamps . The morning comes to consciousness ...
... feet And newspapers from vacant lots ; The showers beat On broken blinds and chimney pots , And at the corner of the street A lonely cab - horse steams and stamps . And then the lighting of the lamps . The morning comes to consciousness ...
Page 124
... feet In the palms of both soiled hands . His soul stretched tight across the skies That fade behind a city block , Or trampled by insistent feet At four and five and six o'clock ; And short square fingers stuffing pipes , And evening ...
... feet In the palms of both soiled hands . His soul stretched tight across the skies That fade behind a city block , Or trampled by insistent feet At four and five and six o'clock ; And short square fingers stuffing pipes , And evening ...
Page 282
... feet : - Fear wist not to evade as Love wist to pursue . Still with unhurrying chase , And unperturbed pace , Deliberate speed , majestic instancy , Came on the following Feet , And a Voice above their beat " Naught shelters thee , who ...
... feet : - Fear wist not to evade as Love wist to pursue . Still with unhurrying chase , And unperturbed pace , Deliberate speed , majestic instancy , Came on the following Feet , And a Voice above their beat " Naught shelters thee , who ...
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ARNOLD Matthew | 19 |
AUDEN Wystan Hugh | 30 |
BELLOC Hilaire | 36 |
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